Road rage incident results in disorderly conduct cite

May 16, 2012

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ASTICO - A Waterloo man who hurled a hammer at another driver during a road rage incident has been cited for disorderly conduct.

Dodge County Sheriff Todd Nehls said the 31-year-old Waterloo man was driving a pickup truck on County Trunk T near Astico at 7:35 a.m. on May 10 when he called 911 to report that a motorist had just passed him and slammed on his brakes, forcing him to stop.

The 31-year-old man reported that the driver of the car, a 44-year-old Waterloo man, exited the vehicle and allegedly waved a hammer at him, yelling for him to "get off his cell phone" before flinging the hammer at his ...